Raising Kanan largely focuses on gritty storytelling and individual character motivations. While diverse representation is present (fitting the setting and story), characters' identities aren't overwhelmingly emphasized at the expense of the plot. The narrative generally avoids obvious ideological insertions, allowing for reasonably complex personal arcs.

The series leans into fractured family dynamics and does touch on crime, masculinity, and power, but it does so in a way consistent with the genre. Traditional values aren't aggressively undermined, but the story world is morally grey and often critical of authority and institutions.

There's not much overt caricaturing of traditional perspectives. While modern sensibilities are present, there are genuine conflicts and differing worldviews among the characters, offering some balance rather than one-note ideological messaging.